June 18, 2026 -- Tornado near Aurora, IN

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
659 PM EDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/18/2026 Tornado Event ...

The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado in Dearborn County, IN 
that moved through Ohio County, IN, and ended in Boone County, KY.

.20260618...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   450 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             06/18/2026
Start Time:             12:14 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 E Dillsboro / Dearborn County / IN
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0055 / -84.9896

End Date:               06/18/2026
End Time:               12:26 AM EDT
End Location:           3 NNE Rising Sun / Boone County / KY
End Lat/Lon:            38.9970 / -84.8263

Survey Summary:
The first damage produced by the tornado occurred on Texas Gas
Road, where a large tree was uprooted and other smaller trees
were downed. Farther east along Cole Lane, an attached garage was
destroyed and a large tree was downed onto a house. In addition,
a roof was lifted from another garage and several trees were
snapped at their trunks. 

The tornado strengthened and proceeded east near East Laughery 
Creek Road, where it completely destroyed a house and two outbuildings. 
Debris from these buildings was strewn east along the path of 
the tornado across a large field. Based on this damage, estimated 
wind speeds were around 130 MPH in this area, and the damage also 
resulted in a Tornadic Debris Signature on the Wilmington, Ohio radar 
at this time. 

The tornado continued toward Alta Vista Ave, where a large number of 
hardwood trees were snapped. The tornado then moved across Laughery Creek,
producing significant tree damage along and near Laughery Creek
and in wooded areas along Hartford Pike where numerous trees were
snapped. Along Holmes Hill Road, more tree damage was observed
along with the roof being lifted off an outbuilding. On Thuermer
Hollow Road, more trees were damaged and a roof was lifted off a
barn. Along State Road 56, additional roof damage from a barn and
damage to large healthy trees was noted. Farther east on the
Indiana side of the Ohio River, numerous trees were knocked down
at a campground. The tornado weakened as it moved across the Ohio
River into Boone County, Kentucky. The last observed damage from
this tornado was noted on Belleview Road, where large tree
branches were snapped.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Dearborn County, 
Indiana Emergency Management Agency, the Ohio County, Indiana 
Emergency Management Agency and Boone County, Kentucky Emergency Management 
Agency for their assistance and support with this damage survey. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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